Cops arrest three men for attempted theft of motorcycle

Bayonne police have charged three men with attempting to steal a motorcycle from an alleyway in Bayonne early Saturday morning, reports said.

Officers responding at 5 a.m. to a report of a theft in progress at an alleyway on Avenue B near 50th Street, saw Anthony Sharpe, 20, of Jersey City, placing a cover on a 2009 Suzuki motorcycle, reports said.

Police also saw Joseph J. Mari Jr., 26, and Victor Gonzalez, 30, both of Bayonne, sitting in a pickup truck that was backed into the alleyway, reports said.

When police officers approached with guns drawn, Sharpe ran, but officers chased him through backyards and had to wrestle him into handcuffs, reports said.

All three men were charged with theft of a motor vehicle, reports said.

Sharpe was additionally charged with resisting arrest, aggravated assault, and obstructing a governmental function, and was sent to the Hudson County jail in Kearny, reports said.